Bryllant t1_j9qmb43 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:35 PM

Ripples would require sound or light or gravity or something else. It is just empty space

-imhe- t1_j9qshhy wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:12 PM

Not necessarily true. Gravitational waves are waves that travel through "empty" space. Very very recently they were the things of science fiction, so it is conceivable that the big bang and the resulting expansion, upon further observation, might indeed share properties with waves as we understand them.

Heterophylla t1_j9qp6nq wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:52 PM

There are gravitational waves

KeyahnDP9 OP t1_j9qmh0e wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:36 PM

True. Then maybe it could be dark matter/energy?

Bryllant t1_j9qo1iy wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:45 PM

We are still trying to figure out dark matter, but that would be cool.